right now, raw emotion amid the ruins of oklahoma, uncertainty of what is ahead. >> exclusive details about police staffing changes, that could impact safety on one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year. >> a man is shot and killed by an off duty deputy in virginia.

why charges have not been filed. apparently, the start of things to come. doug, what is coming? >> this is really just round one of what i could think be one, two, three rounds of showers, a the lot of severe thunderstorm warnings, no warnings out there now. fredrick and montgomery county an hour ago. now, some storms dying off. st. george's county, and there they r along i-95, in through the belt way. alexandria, national harbor. moving off to the east. there is round one. we have round two, maybe round three coming tomorrow. we will show you when and update the memorial day weekend. new video of the devastation in oklahoma is coming in, as the extent of the damage there

becomes more clear. monday's tornado claimed 24 lives including two infants, 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. on sunday, president obama plans to visit the region. >> stories of resilience. a personal stories of those ready to rebuild. >> reporter: crews are working around the clock here in moore. trying to get the power restored. increased presence of police and military to make sure there is no looting going on. the governor of oklahoma said that federal funding will be available within 48 hours, help can't get here fast enough. >> 72 year-old lauren lives to tell about the tornado, she hid in her bedroom closet.

she prayed, and told god she wasn't ready to leave. >> i could feel it lifting up, things hitting the house. he has a plan for me one way or the other. >> people had time to clean up. the difference between one house, grass, roof. the roof in this home is in the front yard and a kitchen you can see through. >> on every street in moore, there is food for days, needs met by one. >> we are going back. >> jamie and her family take a break from packing to talk to us. >> they have filled three trucks to the brim. say they will rebuild this.

is twice in ten years for them. >> it makes you respect the sirens. >> reporter: we have been walking up and down the streets and talk to people. we stumble on things like this. they make you pause for a minute and think about who they belong to. police and military are keeping watch. >> you are from michigan, you are from st. louis, you have no tice here? >> no. >> why come? >> it is america. >> these seasoned veterans are astonished by what they have seen. >> some told us it looks like a bomb, like a war zone. >> i have seen a lot of bombs, it doesn't look this bad. >> excuse me? >> bombs don't create this kind of devastation. >> students supposed to be

having the last few days of classes to meet with their teachers to end the school year the way it was supposed to be ended. you have high school graduations on saturday and moore and oklahoma city brace for storms. this is a lot of work ahead of them. they are not anywhere in the clear as of yet. live in moore, oklahoma, erica gonzalez, news 4. >> there is new information inside the plaza towers elementary school where seven children were killed in that tornado on monday. >> tonight, we have learned that first funeral for one of the youngest victims will be held trnlgs as people continue to mourn, we are getting new images from the school that took the direct hit of the the first

thing you notice is how little is left standing, the details that showed the school was once filled with children. much of the ceiling is gone, several feet of debris flock the door. first responders set up a command center there, it was one of the few rooms left. tonight, we know more about two of the little girls who died inside plaza towers. antonia and emily were best friends. found holding on to each other. one of the officers is still trying to make sense of what is left behind today. >> the tornado came through this way. those were all brick houses back there. this is the gym area. more classrooms, portables out there that are just gone. >> more funerals are set.

news 4 is teaming up with the red cross. we will have a phone drive 11:00 a&m until 7:00 in the evening, if you would like to help. >> to a news 4 exclusive, police are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts, some say that move could compromise our safety. why you could be forced to wait up to an hour to report a crime in the city. >> calls to the u.s. park police of the last hour of an officer's 12-hour shift will be put on hold. it comes at a bad time, ahead of the memorial day weekend. it is a busy time for the u.s. park police. thousands are expected to pack the national mall. >> a wonderful place to stroll around. >> reporter: she is disappointed the department has been

furloughed. >> you will have a lot more people, heightened security. >> reporter: police officers are furloughed 14 day, and 42 up until september. in a recent letter obtained by news 4, the goal is to reduce overtime hours. this is the union rep. >> less officers visible means less to deter crime. >> reporter: suppose you have a fender bender or a car breaks down, between 5:00 and 6:00. if you call for help, you could be waiting for at least an hour. >> the officers responding will be waiting until the next shift. our shift changes are 6:00 a&m and 6:00 p.m. respectively.

>> calls on hold will be disabled and abandoned vehicles. >> you cannot furlough police, you furlough public safety. >> reporter: she asked for funding for federal police officers for the fiscal year of 2014, so they won't be furloughed. she is waiting for a response to her letter. >> it doesn't matter how big or how small. >> nearly 100 people took part in a prayer service for a young man killed by an off duty sheriff deputy. he was shot near the potomac yard shopping center. he was shot after a confrontation with arlington sheriff deputy. the two changed words.

seeing lying down in the grass. >> he stayed on the scene after shooting dawkins, he was questioned and released. he has not been charged. a bold robbery involving a taser. unsuspecting victim. it happened three blocks from georgia town university campus. the victim was not seriously hurt. the suspect got away with his cell phone and wallet. a sinkhole, repairs won't be finished until the end.

15 feet wide, 20 feet deep. it opened up at 14th and f streets, shut down. a second sinkhole, and the aging fraufr down there. tr, after a man stopped breathing and waited 20 minutes for help to arrive. >> iweeken >> tonight, that man's

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i said, i am not. and he slumped over. >> she started cpr, hit the button again, at 8:55. she continued compressions, her neighbor called 911 at 8:59. mayo clinic said time is critical death or punishment brain damage cancpr,2e in four to six minutes, the first ambulance showed up ten minutes didfd&m theirr j second unit, t 9:11, 20 minutes after loretta first called. >> they did everything they could to save the man's life. he said they did their job that night. working for an hour, to get a pulse where doctors placed him

zcc died five off1l=,.g what -s4i-teama has her husband. been equax . >> why can't we get this information? >> hopefully, we resolve thad issue. >> we are still waiting for that information. >> chief wants to make changes to address the paramedic shortage, including a possible

shift change, that would require d.c. council approval. >> we would have extra bodies, it could cost 80 people to call in sick to begin to impact our operation. >> the department is exploring an internal training program for new paramedics. >> any time we have a negative impa outcome. >> when loved ones are at risk for their lives. >> loretta wheeler lives seven minutes from the hospital. there are 39 ambulances on the streets each day, one third carry a paramedic, which is what you need for life support.

>> back with more about that stormy weather and our holiday weekend. >> stormy out there tonight. a lot of showers and storms, some of them on the strong side. you see rain here in northwest washington, the flag is calm. making their way along i-95. a few more down to the south, moving north here. around fred rixberg.

these will be in prince just north of waldorf, around the 11:25 time period. head's up for that one. a brief, heavy downpour, then it will move on. that is round one. we have another round back to the west. it could be a third round during the afternoon and evening tomorrow. a frontal boundary will change our temperatures big time. today, on the warm side. 86 in washington, 90 in culpeper, we won't be that warm trnlgs at or above average it is once the front moves through, we will see a big change to the holiday weekend. a few showers, low clouds, some

areas of fog. by tomorrow, 1:15, starting to see things going on across the i-81, along portions of southern maryland. late in the afternoon, five, 6:00, we will talk about the chance for not only strong storms, some could be severe, if we get sunshine during the day. make sure you carry the umbrella if you are heading out and about. temperatures, 64, 66 down toward fredericksburg. tomorrow, we will see the first round, earlier in the day, another round around the rush hour, upper 70s to 80 degrees. warm, humd afternoon, that will help to kick off the storms. 67 and windy on friday. the rest of the holiday, not bad. sunshine, cooler than average.

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look the at that. >> . >> watch this. >> from goat to hero in 12 hours.

the poor fielding costs them last night, and had him called out by their closer. harper made amends big time on the field. he handled it like a pro and today, he carried the nationals. opposite field home run. this is a big one. solo shot. gives the nationals a 1-0 lead. bottom of the inning now, hunter pence to right. unlike last night, harper there to make the grab on the warning track. check it out. that is the way you do t kid. before he returns to the dugout. goes, and buster posy to left. pagan, and tied at one. next batter, hunter pence, to right. look who is there. harper, the sliding catch. this one goes to extra innings,

in the top of the 10th, two on for desmond. the only hit of the day was large. guess who scores the game-winning run, bryce harper. harper did admit he was thinking about hitting the wall. >> trying to feel the track more. watch where i was going more. and try to make a play. hunter got into that ball. the situation, 1-0 ball game, you have to make that play. got him out of inning. >> in baltimore, chris davis and the os, up 1-0, davis adds to it. two-run the shot. his league leading 14th home run of the season. the orioles go up 3-0.

bottom three, 3-1 now. everybody is coming home. a three-run shot. number seven on the season. baltimore wins it 6-3. and kevin gosman will make his major league debut tomorrow. after a week off, the heat back on the court. game one of the eastern conference finals, between the heat and the pacers. this was a game that was still undecided. down to miami. the pacers are going to win, 4 x in fourthyy)bg!]pcfh= heat u - tied it up at 44. lebron said make it 47-44. james with 26. in the fourth quarter, heat up by three.

february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats and urges them to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first.

>> thank you. we will be right back. >> people running scared in their own neighborhood. it is a protective father goose, babies will soon hatch from a

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